Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Waroona Dam Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Lake Navarino in the forest behind Waroona: trout, marron by snare in season, water skiing, a south-west freshwater licence and a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
201.81 m5,185 ML
Air / High
17 °C / 22 °C
Wind
SSE 16 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge ODSS_47359_WSLAHD.1, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Waroona Dam has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. The gauge reads 201.81 m, up 0.19 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 16 km/h, steady pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 22 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 10:55 AM-12:55 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Brown trout
Excellent
Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 11:19 PM-1:19 AM, 10:55 AM-12:55 PM, 4:16 AM-5:16 AM. Similar at 23 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Western Australia requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$40.00. Western Australia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD WA before you keep anything; the Rainbow trout page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Waroona Dam today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:10), sunset (18:49), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 10:55 AM-12:55 PM; minor 4:16 AM-5:16 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station ODSS_47359_WSLAHD.1 (Waroona Dam Water Level Logger).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station ODSS_47359_WSLAHD.1. Latest reading 2026-11-07 02:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp17 °C
High / Low22 °C / 9 °C
WindSSE 16 km/h, gusts 40 km/h
Pressure1019.1 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain6% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:10 / 18:49
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Waroona Dam
Today is the pick of the week on Waroona Dam, at 3 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — fair at 3/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 10:55 AM-12:55 PM
- Minor period
- 4:16 AM-5:16 AM
- Sun
- 05:10 to 18:49
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 23 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Waroona Dam: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Rainbow trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
The stocked lakes of the Snowy Mountains, the Victorian highlands and the Tasmanian central plateau. Closed seasons apply on the rivers: check the state rules. Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Brown trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
The wild trout of the highland rivers and Tasmania's lakes. Spawns in autumn, hence the closed rivers through winter in NSW and Victoria. Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
When to come: the Waroona Dam calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 13 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 23 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 24 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 26 °C, wind to 31 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Western Australian recreational fishing licences, from A$40.00, the same for residents and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by DPIRD WA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Western Australia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
A South-west freshwater angling licence, A$50 as read from DPIRD, is required to fish here, and marroning needs its own licence; anglers under 16 do not need the freshwater licence.
Storage levels
Compare it with every other storage in the state on Western Australia dam levels today.
About this water
Waroona Dam is a lake in Western Australia, Australia, covered from the Western Australia reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Waroona Dam: the full guide
The lake
Waroona Dam, also known as Lake Navarino, lies in the forest east of the Waroona townsite, a 10-minute drive inland via Nanga Road and Scarp Road and about 40 minutes from Mandurah, according to Parks and Wildlife. The Shire of Waroona describes it as used for water skiing and freshwater fishing, and Parks lists boating, paddling, fishing and swimming there. Lake level and the 30-day chart come from the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Waroona Dam.
Species and seasons
DPIRD lists Waroona Dam among the most popular trout waters in Western Australia. Trout have a 300 mm minimum and count toward a mixed daily bag of four with freshwater cobbler. Redfin are an introduced pest that DPIRD asks anglers not to return. Marroning is permitted with a snare only, during the open season and with a marron licence, Parks and Wildlife says.
Where to fish it
Water skiing shares the lake, so the quieter fishing is early in the morning and in the cooler months, when trout feed through more of the day. Work the edges and drop-offs with small lures or bait, and fish deeper as the water warms. The Department of Transport publishes a Waroona Dam boating guide with the rules for boats on the lake.
Reading the report
The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, puts the trout band from about May to October in the south-west’s Mediterranean climate, and the level chart shows the summer draw-down. The forest around the lake gives some shelter; pressure and sky fill in the score.
Licences, access and rules
A South-west freshwater angling licence, A$50 as read from DPIRD, is required to fish here, and marroning needs its own licence; anglers under 16 do not need the freshwater licence. Parks and Wildlife lists no toilets at the lake and does not permit camping or campfires, while the shire notes a caravan park beside it. Dogs must be kept on a leash. DPIRD’s guide and the Parks and shire pages are in the sources.
Drakesbrook Dam nearby
DPIRD also names Drakesbrook Dam in its list of popular trout waters, and the Shire of Waroona treats it as a separate destination from Waroona Dam. For a licensed angler with a morning to spare it is a second trout water within reach of town; check its own rules and facilities on the shire’s site before you go, because they differ from Lake Navarino’s.
Common questions
Do I need a licence at Waroona Dam?
Yes, from age 16: the South-west freshwater angling licence, A$50, and a marron licence for marroning, which is by snare only in the open season.
Can I fish Waroona Dam in summer?
Yes, but water skiing is permitted on the lake, so the early morning is the quieter time; trout go deeper as the water warms.
Is fishing good at Waroona Dam right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station ODSS_47359_WSLAHD.1 — Waroona Dam Water Level Logger
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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